A multilayered soundscape on the emerging neurobiology of itch, the least understood of our somatic senses. This Pitt Medcast was inspired by “Scratching the Surface,” a story from the Summer 2013 issue of Pitt Med magazine. Special thanks to Will Simmons for the music.

This dramatic soundscape uses interviews, narration, sound effects, and music to explain the emerging neuroscience of tinnitus–a ringing, buzzing, hissing, or other noise that afflicts people who’ve been exposed to loud sounds.